Aimed at elementary librarians and teachers, this volume provides ready-to-use reading and writing lessons that address difficult issues commonly faced by children. The lessons are organized into eigh
Designed to assist school librarians and classroom teachersas they collaborate to help students improve reading comprehension and vocabulary skills, this book presents nine research-based, best-pract
Drawn from a combination of the current metacognitive research and the authors’ extensive educational backgrounds, this book is a compilation of essential metacognitive strategies to challenge student
During a time of standards-based instruction, "Beyond the Textbook: Using Trade Books and Databases to Teach Our Nation's History, Grades 7-12" will fill the gap in today's middle and high school clas
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